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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Yes, this is one reason for adopting closed-scene resolution. Or for adopting the AW approach where "nothing happens" is not an outcome... -
hawkeyefan reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I'm interested how you determine how many checks you need for this more granular style - we all know that the more checks are made, the... -
hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd add to this - if the probabilities are adjusted so that the overall outcome is not punishing, then each individual roll becomes...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Love.
Unfortunately, in practice, what this means is that the PC's will nearly always fail. Because the DM simply piles on check after check...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Like I said game rules don't prevent you using loaded dice for your rules. And how is anyone going to know to ban them afterwards? Are...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Like many things it can be used for good and bad :) Besides sharing in joy (laugh) it is an indicator for like-minded persons to enjoy a...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Love.
@AbdulAlhazred made this point some way upthread: To me, it seems that the real issue is this: @AlViking and @Maxperson are affirming...
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hawkeyefan reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's by design though right. Rolling for intent in the BW style destroys puzzle solving. Conflict resolution in say Sorcerer, can...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Sulicius's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Man, it really tires me out how people here have to keep voicing their opinion on supplements they haven't used or even read. It just...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This confuses events in the world and events in the fiction. In the world, the roll fails and the GM narrates something. Cause and...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This makes no sense to me, for two reasons. (1) When the GM narrates the guard harassing Aedhros, or narrates a cook startled by the...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's a pulp-y fantasy city, of the sort that is fairly common in REH stories. How does the logic of the setting not indicate that a...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I didn't. @AlViking did. In my reply to AlViking, I pointed out that necessary conditions aren't causes, whereas the causes that...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What? Says who? I don’t think there’s only one way to handle that in D&D. There’s certainly not only one way to handle it in RPGs...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I didn't say things go badly with a success. I said that it's possible the cook is still there. She may be in the kitchen, unaware...